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LESLEY BOWN |
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Nationality: English Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Lesley Bown and Ann Gawthorpe are journalists and comedy writers who have written for TV, radio, stage, newspapers and magazines. They started writing together in the early 1990s, after pursuing independent careers, and in that time have written many stage plays - both one act and full length. Most of these have been performed either by professional or amateur groups. Over the years their plays have been runners up in several Southwest Scriptwriters Competitions, the Windsor Fringe Competition, and have won a Show Of Strength Competition and the 2005 Derek Lomas Competition. Lesley has also written a comic novel Going Through the Motions, which won the Peter Pook Humorous Novel Competition and was published in 2002. Their book Teach Yourself: Writing A Play will be published by Hodder in August 2007.
Plays by Lesley Bown
Ashes to Ashes and Whatever You Want | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-905993-46-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105704 | |||
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Genre: | Play - One Act, Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | written by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bown | |||||
Synopsis: | Two best friends - one pretty one plain - and their changing relationship is the theme welding 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Whatever You Want' together. But each plays stands alone. Ashes to Ashes. Margaret is seemingly unaffected by the death of her husband, Max, while Divora mourns his passing as she sits and looks at the urn containing his ashes. But have they got the right urn? A compelling two-hander, the play charts Margaret's descent into murder and madness. Whatever You Want is the lighter side of the coin. In this version Margaret is married to Ray who wants to sell their beauty salon while Margaret, inspired by a weekend course on assertiveness, wants to expand it. Meanwhile, Divora aches for endless romance while her husband Steve longs for peace and quiet All find fulfilment but not in the way they expected. Both plays are simple to stage with single sets and basic props. | |||||
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Don't get your Vicars in a Twist | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-905993-07-9 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105705 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | written by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bown | |||||
Synopsis: | A fast-moving and hilarious farce, 'Don't get Your Vicars in a Twist' is simple to stage - there is only one set - but provides plenty of scope for actors to hone their comedy skills, both verbal and physical. Winner of the Derek Lomas Playwriting Competition in 2005, it proved to be a hit with audiences at its premier in the Wellington Literary Festival. There are 6M and 5F parts. | |||||
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Living Doll | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-905993-95-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105706 | |||
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Genre: | Play - One Act, Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | written by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bown | |||||
Synopsis: | Living Doll. The gap between real life and fantasy is the theme of this three-hander. When Kevin finds a blow-up doll in an old suitcase he thinks she'll be his ideal woman, and the perfect antidote to his bossy Aunty Iris. Set in the sitting room of a bungalow this light comedy is easy to stage and offers the actors plenty of scope for applying their comedy skills. Freehold and Free. Don't jump to conclusions is the theme of this light comedy. George, Fran and Mrs Green, who live in flats in a converted house, have the chance to buy the freehold of the property, but will their prejudices about each other get in the way? And does the milkman have his own agenda? Using one basic set with different props to indicate which flat the action is taking place in, this play is easy to stage. It offers the actors plenty of scope for applying their comedy skills. | |||||
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Over Exposure | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-905993-08-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105707 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy, Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | written by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bown | |||||
Synopsis: | A fast-moving and hilarious farce, 'Over Exposure' is simple to stage - it only requires a double bed, a large cupboard and a red light. During a professional production in Bristol it was played to curtains with great effect and to appreciative audiences. Written in the traditional style it provides plenty of scope for actors to hone their comedy skills, both verbal and physical. There are 4M and 2F parts. | |||||
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